Whip-socket and rein-holder



(No Model.)

Patented Jan. 4, 1887;

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WH IP=S OCKET AND RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 355,312, dated January 4, 1887. 7

Application filed September 3, 1886. Serial No. 212,612. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY Gas- KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Somerset Centre, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in \lhip-Sockets and Rein-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

the rein-holder without being compelled to operate the latter by hand, and as easily and readily withdrawn therefrom, and at the same time prevent the animal from detaching the reins, and to improve the device in minor de tails, so that it shall possess superior advantages over all others that have preceded it in points of simplicity, strength and-durability of construction,and cheapness of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a whip-socket and reinholder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal sectional view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a transverse'horizontal sectional view'on the liner x of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the whipsocket, which is made cylindrical in form and cast in a single piece of metal; or it may be formed of other suitable material. The lower end of this socket is closed by an integral head, a, while the upper end thereof is left open for the free insertion and withdrawal of the whip, and on one side this socket has two cars or lugs formed integral therewith. These lugs are lettered b b, respectively, and arranged in line with and one beneath the other, as shown, for a purpose presently described.

B designates the lever, which is formed or cast in a single pieeeiot' any suitable substance.

' At its lower end the lever is provided with a curved or projecting portion, which forms or constitutes the thumb or pressure piece 0, to which the power is applied to actuate the lever; and on itsreverse side, near the middle,

the lever is further provided'with parallel ears b and a recess, b near its lower end, forming a socket.

The parallel ears lflit or are adjusted on opposite sides of the lug I), through which is passed a pin or bolt, 0, that serves to pivotal] y connect the lever and socket together, and the ear I) ofthe socket enters or fits in the socket or recess 12" of the lever, to serve as a guide thereto and prevent lateral motion or play of the lever. A coiled pressure-spring, 0, encircles the pin or ear I), and is housed within the socket of the lever, and the opposite ends of this coiled spring bear against the socket A and the lever B, so as to force the lower end of the lever normally away from the socket, and so that its upper end is held in contact therewith or caused to bear against the same. This upper end ofthe lever is beveled or inclined on the side adjoining the socket, as

. shown, and the reins or lines can be very easily passed or forced between the socket and the beveled end of the lever without requiring the =operator to adjust or manipulate the lever,

and the lines can be as easily withdrawn from between the lever and socket, the lever moving on its pivot and the spring yielding to the pressure of the lever thereon. 7

It will thus be seen that I provide very simple and effective means for securely retaining the lines or reins of the harness in place where they cannot become entangled with the animal s feet, and that the lines can be very easily and readily fitted in and withdrawn from the lever without operating the latter.

F designates the clasps for detachably securing the socket and holder upon the dashboard of a-carriage or other vehicle. These clasps are each formed or cast of a single piece of metal or other suitable material, and they each consist of two wings or sides, f, which are arranged out of contact with each other and connected by an intermediate curved portion,f. Each of the wings is curved trans- ICO versely, as shown, so that they conform to and fit the socket and dash-board, to which they are applied very closely and snugly, and they are provided at their free edges with projecting lips f, the pins or rivets that secure the clasps to the socket A being passed through the lips of one of the wings, as shown. The clasps are affixed or secured permanently to the socket A and arranged thereon in line with each other, and in order to connect them to the dash-board they are adjusted relatively applied to the leather dash-boards of carriages, 8m, they are merely fitted around the side edges of the same; but when they are applied to the wooden dash-boards of wagons nails or screws are passed through one of the lips thereofto very firmly secure the device in place.

The operation of myinvention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the socketA, having the ear and pin arranged one beneath the other, a lever havingits front end beveled or inclined and provided with the parallel ears, through which is passed a pivot-pin to connect the lever to the ear of the socket, and having a recess in'which fits the pin of the socket, and a coiled spring encircling the pin and bearing against the socket and lever, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY GASKING.

WVitnesses:

JOHN HENRY MAXWELL, MARGARET MAXWELL. 

